Gardaí in Limerick and Clare are tonight hunting two armed men who hijacked a Garda car outside Birdhill, Country Tipperary, earlier in the day. They threatened two Gardaí at gunpoint and made them lie in a field.

Report shows armed Gardaí operating a checkpoint in Munster.

The van which two Gardaí were checking when their car was hijacked.

The stolen patrol car which was later found in Killaloe, County Clare.

To camera Michael Lally.

The reporter is Michael Lally.

To reuse or license RTÉ content please contact archivesales@rte.ie